WPC  @4{qʜϿӥ_Jos'VP0Y~إHiӮ]# pߓ˻j١]|6  05х"̃h{j\O ϱ%GvS{$U>*CB$<<%Rm uBm/BjG+WhZ ־pY.]7_fnXP_.a U$QQҴߩ^YqoL$Z-CLl\xn OENIs`C FkAL~V(Bv3ӫ.*jx!` `@E;` 8ttxPM  tߛ!@(ATNASHVILLE XXDԈ  ̜LAWTISDONALDRHODEN, 8   )     0      8   ) Petitioner/Appellant, 8   )    0      8   )  AppealNo. zr    0      8   )  01A019711CH00636 `X  МVS.  0      8   ) F>    0      8   )  DavidsonChancery ,$    0      8   )  No.963341I(II)   STATEDEPARTMENTOF 8   )   @      H!  #    CORRECTION,     8   )     0      8   ) Respondent/Appellee. 8   )  @U U APPEALEDFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTY@#ATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEE@8 8 THEHONORABLECAROLL.MCCOY,CHANCELLORGARYL.ANDERSONUniversityofTennesseeLegalClinic1505W.CumberlandAvenueKnoxville,Tennessee379961810 AttorneyforPetitioner/AppellantJOHNKNOXWALKUPAttorneyGeneralandReporterJOHNR.MILES̜c/oAttorneyGeneralandReporter4255thAvenueNorthNashville,Tennessee372430488 AttorneyforRespondent/Appellee@$AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGECONCUR:TODD,P.J.,M.S.KOCH,J.  928w  LXX@tt(OPINION XXLԈ    0 Aninmateinthecorrectiondepartmentsoughtadeclaratoryjudgmentconcerninghissentencecredits.TheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountydismissedthepetition(1)becausetheproperavenueforreliefwasawritofcertioraritochallengethedisciplinaryactionthatcausedthelossofhissentencecredits,and(2)becausethefailuretogivehimsentencecreditswhilehewasunderaCaliforniadetainerdidnotviolatehisequalprotectionrights.Weaffirm.   #  1      כ   @- I.  0(   0 LawtisDonaldRhodenreceivedatwentyyearsentenceforrapein1985.InAugustof1995,whileMr.RhodenwasaninmateattheTurneyCenter,correctionofficersconfiscatedsevenpamphletswhichhehadreceivedthroughthemailfromanorganizationadvocatingracialpurity.Mr.Rhodenallegesthatthewrittenmaterialdoesnotadvocateviolenceorotherillegalactivityandisnotsoraciallyinflammatorythatitwouldlikelycauseviolencewithintheprison.  0 TheTurneyCenterDisciplinaryBoardfoundMr.Rhodenguiltyofpossessingtheliterature,sentencedhimtotendaysinpunitivesegregationandrecommendedhisplacementinadministrativesegregation,maximumsecuritystatus.ϜFollowingtheDepartmentsappealprocedures,theprisonwardenapprovedtheBoardsrecommendationandtheCommissionerofCorrectionsignedoffonthepunishmentonSeptember6,1995.  0 WhileinmaximumsecurityMr.Rhodencouldnotearnthesixteendayscredithehadbeenearningeachmonth.InFebruaryof1996andAprilof1997,Mr. 6/4 Rhodenssecuritystatuswasreducedinstepsbacktominimumsecurity,buthelostsentencecreditsineachstepbynotbeingabletoearnthemaximumcreditsavailableifhehadbeeninminimumsecurity.Heallegesthatinallhelostsevenmonthsofcreditsforthepossessionofconstitutionallyprotectedmaterials.̜  0 Inthemeantime,inAugustof1996,Mr.RhodenfiledapetitionforadeclaratoryorderwiththeDepartmentofCorrectionseekingareturnofthesentencecreditslostasaresultofthedisciplinaryproceeding.TheDepartmentdeniedthepetitioninaletterdatedAugust27,1996.  0 OnOctober25,1996,Mr.RhodenfiledapetitionforreviewintheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountychallengingthelossofhissentencecredits.ThepetitionrecitedthatitwasfiledpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.45322/.   #  2      The H!@ DepartmentofCorrectionfiledamotiontodismissonthegroundsthatthecourtlackedjurisdictionoverthesubjectmatterandthatthepetitionfailedtostateacauseofaction.Thecourtdismissedthepetitionbecauseitwasessentiallyanactionchallengingtheresultsofthedisciplinaryproceedingandareviewofthatproceedingshouldhavebeensoughtwithinsixtydaysbyapetitionforthecommonlawwritofcertiorari.@- II.  H0@),   0 AprisonerdisciplinaryproceedingcannotberevieweddirectlyundertheUniformAdministrativeProceduresActbecausetheActremovessuchproceedings 5.2 fromthedefinitionofacontestedcase.Tenn.CodeAnn.45106(b).Thepropervehicleforchallengingadisciplinaryactionisapetitionforacommonlawwritofcertiorari,andthepetitionmustbefiledwithinsixtydaysofthechallengedaction.Bishopv.Conley,894S.W.2d294(Tenn.Cr.App.1994).SeeTenn.CodeAnn.   279102.  0 Mr.Rhodenalleges,however,thatheisnotseekingareviewofthedisciplinaryproceedings.Insteadhe isattackingtheunlawfulactionsoftheT.D.O.C.;andtheCommissioneroftheT.D.O.C.inpunishinghimformerepossessionofconstitutionallyprotectedliterature.Wefailtoseethedistinction.Butgivinghimthebenefitofthedoubt,theproperprocedureforattackingaruleoftheDepartmentT.D.O.C.issetoutinTenn.CodeAnn.45223.  0 Tenn.CodeAnn.45223(a)oftheUAPAallowsanypersonaffectedbyastatestatuteoranorderorruleofastateagencytopetitiontheagencyforadeclaratoryorderastothevalidityorapplicabilityoftherule,statute,ororder.Theagencycanthen(1)conveneacontestedcasehearingandissuethedeclaratoryorder,Tenn.CodeAnn.45323(a)(1),or(2)refusetoissuetheorder,Tenn.CodeAnn.45223(a)(2).Incaseswheretheagencyrefusestoissuethedeclaratoryorder,theaffectedpersonmayseekadeclaratoryjudgmentintheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty.Tenn.CodeAnn.45224(a).  0 Mr.RhodenspetitiondoesnotstateaclaimforadeclaratoryjudgmentundertheUAPA.Heisnotchallengingastatuteoranagencyruleororderexcepttheorderresultingfromthedisciplinaryproceeding.IneffectheischallengingthefactualconclusionarrivedatduringthedisciplinaryproceedingthattheliteraturefoundinhispossessionviolatedtheDepartmentsrules.Thatdeterminationshouldhavebeenreviewedbyadirectreviewofthedisciplinaryproceeding. 926 Ї  0 ThiscasecanbedistinguishedfromGilbrethv.Bradley,01A019402  CH00083(Nashville,September21,1994),inwhichtheinmatedidseekadeclaratoryjudgmentconcerningtheapplicationofastatutetoinmatessentencedunderpriorlaw.TheissueinGilbrethwasnotwhethertheprisonershouldhavebeen   disciplinedbutwhetherthepunishmentimposedbytheDepartmentexceededitsauthorityunderthestatuteinquestion.  0 ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedandthecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessary.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.̛̜Ӝ̛  0      8   _________________________________  0      8   BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE  0      8   CONCUR:_______________________________HENRYF.TODD,PRESIDINGJUDGEMIDDLESECTION_______________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE  (2 +.   XXA @.INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XAXԈ  ̜LAWTISDONALDRHODEN, 8   )     0      8   ) Petitioner/Appellant, 8   )    0      8   )  AppealNo.     0      8   )  01A019711CH00636   МVS.  0      8   )     0      8   )  DavidsonChancery     0      8   )  No.963341I(II) |  STATEDEPARTMENTOF 8   )   @      H!  #  tl  CORRECTION,     8   )  Affirmedand d\   0      8   )  Remanded TL  Respondent/Appellee. 8   ) D< XXA @uu'JUDGMENT    XAX  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe VN ChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthedecreeoftheChancellorthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedanddecreedbythisCourtthatthedecreeisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyfortheenforcementofthedecreeandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstLawtisDonaldRhoden.  0      8   ________________________________  0      8   HENRYF.TODD,PRESIDINGJUDGE  0      8   MIDDLESECTION  0      8   ________________________________  0      8   BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE  0      8   ________________________________  0      8   WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE